View from July 5 No. 287 Sale July 12, 1923 


Ancient Edged Weapons 


PISTOLS, GUNS, CROSS-BOW, ETC. 


Mainly the Property of 


DR. ALADAR VON KOVACH OF HUNGARY, 
A Well-known Collector 


Hawken Sporting Rifle; Italian Cross Bow, Dirk and Knife Pistols; 
Italian Flint Lock Hunting Side Arm; Fine Old French Weapons 
Including a Double-Action Pin-Fire Revolver, Inlaid French 
Pistol; Silver-Mounted Flint Lock Pistol; All Metal and ex- 
perimental Saloon Pistols; a Magnificent Pair of Persian Flint- 
lock Pistols, Pair of All Metal Miguelet Lock Duelling 
Arquebusques; Case and Pair of Superb Silver Plated Colts, 


Albanian Yataghan Mounted in Silver; Indian Beheading Sword; 
Malay Executioner’s Sword; Old Silver Mounted Persian Dirk; 
Gold Encrusted Lady’s Stiletto; Chinese, Turkish, and Persian 
Lady’s Daggers; Japan Fan Daggers, and Signed Japanese Swords 
of Fine Quality; Revolutionary War Soldier’s Knife; Spanish 
Knives. 


Venetian Yard Stick with Concealed Blade; Suit of Japanese 
Armor; Two Cromwellian Lobster-style Helmets; N. Indian Mace, 
Shield and Battle Ax; Antique Stirrups; Bull Whip; Tavern 
Sign, and Other Rare Old Pieces. 


Books including the Lowell Catalogue. 
Over One-third of the Catalogue Illustrated. 


PART ONE 


To Be Sold By Auction 
Thursday Afternoon, July 12, 1923 


At 2:00 o’clock 


THE WALPOLE GALLERIES 


12 West 48th Street New York, N. Y. 
Telephone: Byrant 4140 


View from July 5 No. 287 Sale July 12, 1923 


Ancient Edged Weapons 


PISTOLS, GUNS, CROSS-BOW, ETC. 


Mainly the Property of 


DR. ALADAR VON KOVACH OF HUNGARY, 
A Well-known Collector 


Hawken Sporting Rifle; Italian Cross Bow, Dirk and Knife Pistols; 
Italian Flint Lock Hunting Side Arm; Fine Old French Weapons 
Including a Double-Action Pin-Fire Revolver, Inlaid French 
Pistol; Silver-Mounted Flint Lock Pistol; All Metal and ex- 
perimental Saloon Pistols; a Magnificent Pair of Persian Flint- 
lock Pistols, Pair of All Metal Miguelet Lock Duelling 
Arquebusques; Case and Pair of Superb Silver Plated Colts. 


Albanian Yataghan Mounted in Silver; Indian Beheading Sword; 
Malay Executioner’s Sword; Old Silver Mounted Persian Dirk; 
Gold Encrusted Lady’s Stiletto; Chinese, Turkish, and Persian 
Lady’s Daggers; Japan Fan Daggers, and Signed Japanese Swords 
of Fine Quality; Revolutionary War Soldier’s Knife; Spanish 
Knives. 


Venetian Yard Stick with Concealed Blade; Suit of Japanese 
Armor; Two Cromwellian Lobster-style Helmets; N. Indian Mace, 
Shield and Battle Ax; Antique Stirrups; Bull Whip; Tavern 
Sign, and Other Rare Old Pieces. 


Books including the Lowell Catalogue. 


Over One-third of the Catalogue Illustrated. 


PART ONE by Mies 
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To Be Sold By Auction 
Thursday Afternoon, July 12, 1923 


At 2:00 o'clock 


THE WALPOLE GALLERIES 


12 West 48th Street New York, N. Y. 
Telephone: Byrant 4140 


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Conditions of Sale 


1, ALL BIDS TO BE PER LOT. They are executed free of charga by 
the Walpole Galleries and the items are bought at the lowest price 
permitted by competitive bids. 


2. The highest bidder to be the buyer; in case of disputed bids the 
lot shall be resold, but the Auctioneer will use his) judgment as to 
the good faith of all claims and his decision will be final. He may 
also reject any fractional or nominal bid calculated to delay or 
injuriously affect the sale. 


3. Buyers to give their names and addresses and to make such cash 
payments on account as may be required, in default of which the lots 
purchased to be immediately resold. 


4. GooDS BOUGHT TO BE REMOVED AT THE CLOSE OF THE SALE. If not 
so removed, they will be held at the risk of the purchaser and these 
Galleries will not be responsible if such goods are lost, stolen, dam- 
aged or destroyed. No deliveries will be made during the sale. 


5. Terms Casu. If accounts are not paid at the conclusion of the 
sale, or, in the case of absent buyers, when bills are rendered, these 
Galleries reserve the right to dispose of the goods wi:hout notice to 
the defaulting buyer and all costs of such re-sale will be charged to 
the defaulter. This condition is without prejudice to the rights of 
the Company to enforce the sale contract and collect the amount 
due without such re-sale at its own option. 


6. This catalogue has been compiled by a competent cataloguer, 
the various lots offered are described with care and accuracy and 
they will be sold not subject to reiurn. 


7. The Walpole Galleries, if requested, will forward purchases at 
the buyer’s risk and expense. 


Priced copies of this catalogue at $2.00 each after the sale. 


THE WALPOLE GALLERIES 
Lenore Younc TuRNBULL Epwarp TURNBULL 


12 West 48th Street, New York, N. Y. 
This sale will be conducted for the Walpole Galleries by 


Mr. WaAtTer S. Seorr 


ANCIENT EDGED WEAPONS 


Pistols, Guns, Cross-bow, Battle Axes 


MAINLY 
THE PROPERTY OF DR. ALADAR VON KOVACH OF HUNGARY 
A WELL-KNOWN COLLECTOR 


PART ONE 
1. RARE PERCUSSION DIRK PISTOL. Length 914 inches. Octa- 


gon barrel, engraved frame. Fine circassian walnut stock with 
raised rosette each side; cross-checked grips studded with small 
silver tacks. The bayonet is released by pulling back on the 
trigger guard. [Extra fine condition. | 

(See plate 6.) 


2. SPANISH CATALAN KNIFE. Length 20 inches with the blade 
open. Horn grips. Engraved brass mountings. Engraved 
blade. Fine condition. 


3. RARE PERCUSSION PISTOL. Length 6144 inches. Round bar- 
rel. Rosewood grips. The nipple is on the axis of the barrel. 
A very rare type of pistol, made by Rupertus of Philadelphia, 
No. 37. Fine condition. 


4. UNUSUAL BRASS BULLET MOULD, casting six bullets about 
calibre .31. 


5. LOT: (a) Lady’s Dirk. 3-inch blade. Buckhorn grip.  (b) 
Leather Sheath for Bowie Knife. 5/4-inch blade. (c) Persian 
Dagger. Length 12 inches. Poor condition. 


6. LOT: 4 JAPANESE KATANAS. Length 18 inches. Fairly good 


condition. 


7. LOT: 6 EARLY AMERICAN LEATHER SHOT POUCHES AND 
SLINGS. All in fine unused conditiov 


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10. 


11. 


FINE ALBANIAN YATAGAN, 27 inches long. The base of the 
blade for 414 inches and the grip are decorated in arabesque 
design in silver, the grip itself being of ivory. FINE PIEcE. 

(See plate 5.) 


REMINGTON ARMY PISTOL. Model 1871. Calibre 50. Very 


fine condition. 


UNWIN & ROGERS PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL. German 
silver barrel, mottled horn side plates. Picker missing, other- 
wise in fine condition. 


(See plate 6.) 


ALLEN LADY’S MUFF PISTOL. Length 514 inches. Half-octa- 
gon barrel, engraved frame, rosewood grips. A finely made 
little pistol, in perfect condition, No. 51. 


LOWELL CATALOGUE. UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE COM- 
PANY’S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF FIREARMS. Fine 


unused copy. 


BOOK. HISTORY OF THE REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY 
entitled “A New Chapter in an Old Story,” published in 1912 by 
the Remington Arms Co., giving a history of the company, and 
showing all the various firearms made by the Remingtons since 
1816. Very Rare Book. ) 

(See Lot 35) 


100 ASSORTED GUN FLINTS. 
100 ASSORTED GUN FLINTS. 
100 ASSORTED GUN FLINTS. 


NEPALESE KUKRI. Length 17 inches. Blackwood grip, inlaid 
with 18 pieces of bone. ‘eather scabbard with the two small 
knives. 


ARAB DOUBLE EDGED DIRK, Length 914 inches. Wooden 
erip, brass guard, wooden brass capped sheath. 


KATARIGA OR BOOMERANG. Length 28 inches. Used by the 
Koles of Guyerat. THESE INDIAN Boomerancs ARE VERY Rake. 


INDIAN CURVED DAGGER. Length 12 inches. All metal grip. 
(See plate 1.) 


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20. 


28. 


RARE PERSIAN LADY’S STILETTO. Length 9 inches. Gold 
encrusted blade and grip. Knobbed quillons and snake head 
pommel. 

(See plate 1.) 


MALAY BORONG. Length 24 inches. Hardwood grip. Brass 


ferrule. 


SWEDISH SAILOR’S CLASP KNIFE. Length 21 inches, with 
blade open. Horn side piates. Brass mounts. 
(See plate 2.) 


DIRK. Length 10144 inches. Fine fluted mottled horn grip. 
Leather sheath, with German silver mounts. 
(See plate 4.) 


. MALAY BOLO. Length 2144 inches. Wood grip has been re- 


paired. 
(See plate 1.) 


FINE MALAY CHIEF’S BOLO. Length 18 inches. Beautifuily 
carved horn grip representing grotesque animal head. Native 
wood scabbard, horn bound. Exceptionally nice piece, in per- 
fect condition, except superficial crack in grip. 

(See plate 2.) 


FINE MORO CHIEF'S BOLO. Length 2544 inches. Carved 
wooden grip, long silver ferrule, native wood scabbard, rattan 
bound and marked “From Moro Village Island of Jolo Col. Bird, 
April 4, 1900.” 

(See plate 5.) 


JAVANESE CHIEF’S SWORD. Length 3014 inches. Much curved 
blade with double blood grooves. Checked horn grip and en- 
graved brass guard. Native wood scabbard, rattan bound. Fine 
piece. 

(See plate 3.) 


MALAY EXECUTIONER’S SWORD. Length 2914 _ inches. 


Carved wooden grip. 
(See plate 3.) 


RARE TYPE JAVANESE CHIEF'S SWORD. Length 24 inches. 
Fine, keen-edged, damascene blade. Unusual copper grip. 
Black lacquered scabbard. Foliated decoration. Brass mounts. 

(See plate 3.) 


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ARAB CHIEF'S DAGGER. Length 1814 inches. Keen-edgea POY 
blade with blood groove. Grip is silver covered and chased on Gf 
three sides in various designs. One side of the silver scabbard 
is similarly decorated. Cover is round cap on end of scabbard 
missing. 

(See plate 1.) 


JAVANESE WOMAN’S KRIS. Length 17 inches. Unusually 
fine quality keen-edged double blade. Ivory grip, with arab- 
esque decoration. Fine and rare piece. 


(See plate 1.) 


FINE FRENCH DOUBLE ACTION PIN FIRE DIRK REVOL- 
VER. Length 1414 inches with dirk open. Barrel, cylinder, 
frame, trigger guard and back strap covered with pretty en- 
graving. Ebony grips. High grade and unusual piece, in al- 
most new condition. 

(See plate 6.) 


UNWIN & ROGERS PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL. German 


silver barrel. Horn side plates. Picker missing. 


THE GUN BOOK, cloth bound, 357 pages, numerous illustrations, 


full information about guns from earliest times. (See 12 & 13.) 


FINE BRITISH CAVALRY SABRE. Blade for 9 inches at base 
is decorated with gold damascene war trophies. Brass guard, 


lion’s head pommel. Period 1820. 


PERCUSSION DERINGER. Length 8 inches. Engraved iron 
mountings. Seven German silver ornaments. Lock marked 
“Winchester.” High-grade English piece. 


MARSTON PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX. 6 shots. 4-inch cylin- 


der. Engraved frame, rosewood grips. Scarce. 


UNUSUAL PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL. Mottled horn side 
plates. German silver mounted. Fine. 
(See plate 6.) 


PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOL. Length 914 inches. Rifled 
heavy octagon barrel. German silver mounted. German silver 
lock marked “Richard Hoilis London.” High-grade piece by a 
celebrated maker, two German silver ornaments missing. 


9 


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42. 


AZ. 


HAMMOND BULLDOG PISTOL. Calibre .44. 


WESSON & HARRINGTON POCKET REVOLVER. Calibre .30. 
Nickel plated. Ivory grips. Scarce. 


FINE DUTCH CAVALRY SABRE. Dated 1795, and numerous 


Dutch inscriptions. Brass guard. 


FINE ALL METAL SUPERPOSED PERCUSSION PISTOL. 
Length 714 inches. Round, rifled barrels that revolve. Con- 
cealed trigger. Safty on frame. German silver frame and grip 
nicely scroll engraved and marked “Bentley.” 

(See plate 6.) 


RARE LONG BRASS BARRELLED SUPERPOSED FLINT-LOCK 
PISTOL. Length 14 inches. Round, rifled individual barrels. 
Frame shows war trophies and is marked “Bate London.” 
Checked grip and silver monogrammed name plate. Safety on 
frame missing. 

(See plate 6.) 


SHARP’S PEPPERBOX. The scarce, large size. Calibre .32. 


Rosewood grips. 


FRENCH SIGNAL PISTOL. 4-bore. Bronze frame. New. 


RARE PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX, marked “Phoenix Armory.” 


Engraved frame, rosewood grips. 


FRENCH PIN FIRE DIRK AND KNUCKLE REVOLVER. Cali- 
bre 8 m-m. German silver frame and knuckles. Rare type of 
combination arm. 

(See plate 6.) 


WHITNEY NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Calibre .36. 


Fairly good condition. 


ROGERS & SPENCER PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER. Cali- 
bre .44. Factory new. 


ELLIOTT DERINGER. Calibre .41. The scarce first model. 
FRENCH PIN FIRE, DOUBLE ACTION PEPPERBOX. Length 
434 inches. Calibre about 7 m-m. Folding trigger. Engraved 


frame. Ebony grips. 


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61. 


62. 


63. 


64. 


ADAMS’ STYLE DOUBLE ACTION ENGLISH OFFICERS PER- 
CUSSION REVOLVER. Length 9 inches. Calibre .36. 


REMINGTON PERCUSSION NAVY REVOLVER. Calibre .36. 


Tinned. Scarce. 
BAVARIAN CAVALRY PISTOL. Werder Patent. 


REMINGTON PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER. Calibre .44. 


Shows most of factory finish. 


WHEELER SUPERPOSED PISTOL. Calibre .22 and .32. Silver 
plated frame (worn). Rosewood grips. Right side of barrel 
rusted in one spot. 


RARE STEVENS EXPERIMENTAL TARGET PISTOL.  Cali- 
bre .38, rim fire. 814-inch barrel. Target sights. Very closely 
checked grips, marked “NO. 1. J. Stevens & Co., Chicopee Falls, 
Mass., 1864.” New condition and apparently only one made. 


CUBAN MACHETE. Length 33 inches. Horn grip. 


LOT. Two very heavy fencing masks, one fencing foil, and pair 


Indian clubs. (5) 


BELGIAN OFFICER’S 12-SHOT PIN FIRE REVOLVER. Length 
10 inches. Calibre about 7 m-m. All parts engraved. Has been 
nickled, which is worn off. Double aciion. Ejector not original, 
otherwise fairly good. ? 


BELGIAN OFFICER’S PIN FIRE REVOLVER. Another, similar, 
smaller. Length 914 inches. Also fairly good. Made without 
ejector. 


SOUTH SEA ISLAND BATTLE-AXE. Length 22 inches. A large 
oyster shell has been cut down for the head, which is bound to 
the handle. Rare and unusual piece. 

(See plate 8.) 


. POTSDAM HEAVY DRAGOON FLINT-LOCK PISTOL. Length 


17 inches. Brass mounted. Lock marked “Potsdam, Crown, G. 
S.” Not many of these were made and they are rarely found. 
e (See plate 6.) 


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SPANISH MIGUELET LOCK DAGG. Length 14 inches. Brass 
mounted. Belt hook, sunken gold armorer’s mark on barrel, 
which is also set with silver inlay at breech. Ornamental silver 
butt cap. 


FINE PERSIAN DIRK. Length 1914 inches. Keen-edged blade, 
silver covered scabbard and grip. Very old piece that is still 
in good condition. XVII. Century. 

(See plate 5.) 


GERMAN HUNTING SWORD. Length 21 inches. Keen double- 
edged blade. Horn grip, silver mounted. 
| (See plate 5.) 


FINE GOLD INLAID PERSIAN DRESS SWORD. Length 22 
inches. Very keen double-edged blade with two deep and broad 
grooves. The base is enriched for three inches with bas-relief 
floral ornaments, whil the grip is damascened in gold. Plush- 
covered scabbard. Exceptionally choice piece. 

(See plate 1.) 


INDIAN CURVED DAGGER. Length 1344 inches. Wooden 
sheath. Horn guard and grip. 


INDIAN CURVED DAGGER. Another, similar. 
(See plate 1.) 


CHINESE OPIUM PIPE. Length 22 inches. Snakeskin covered, 
ivory caps. Engraved German silver bowl and carved ivory 
crocodile. 3 

(See plate 1.) 


FINE MALAY CHIEF’S CURVED KNIFE. Length 1914 inches. 
Fine quality keen-edged blade, pierced and engraved near hilt, 
carved horn grip (superficially cracked), carved horn scabbard 
carved at base and point. The-bands on the scabbard are 
missing. De | 
(See plate 2.) 


INDIAN SWORD. Length 26 inches. Serrated edges. Blade 
covered with chased designs. Embossed brass grip. One 
branch broken. Rare and curious piece. | 

(See plate 1.) 


SERPENTINE KRIS. Length 1714 inches. Carved grip. Native 
wood scabbard. 
(See plate 2.) 


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RARE TYPE PERSIAN SHORT SWORD. Length 23 inches. 
Double-edged blade. Fluted wooden grip. Engraved brass hilt 
and pommel. Wooden scabbard of yellow, with brown mottling. 
Engraved brass mounts. Fine and unusual piece. 

_(See plate 3.) 


SOUDANESE DAGGER. Length 244 inches. Carved horn grip, 
leather covered scabbard, brass mounted, the base one engraved. 
(See plate 5.) 


LOT: 5 CANES. (a) Slender horn. (b) Natural twisted wood. 
Buckhorn grip. (c) Carved, showing snake, ete. (d) Thorn. 
Fancy German silver grip. (e) Orange wood. Carved alligator. 


XVIL CENTURY CROSSBOW. Length 29 inches. Very hand- 
some mottled walnut stock, raised cheek piece, double set trig- 
gers, brass trigger guard, peep sight. Steel bow. The iron loop 
on the muzzle engages the lever, which accompanies the cross- 
bow. Rarely found complete. 


HARPERS FERRY TAPE-LOCK MUSKET (1859). The scarce 


Navy model, fitted with sword bayonet, which is missing. 


RARE POACHER’S KENTUCKY FLINT-LOCK RIFLE. Length 
51 inches. Full length very beautiful curly maple stock. 7 en- 
craved silver escutcheons (one missing). Brass mounted. Very 
elaborate and large patch-box, prettily engraved. Raised cheek 
piece with engraved silver crnament. Checked grip. The un- 
usual feature is that the barrel is a “take down” and the fore- 
stock is divided in front of the trigger guard so that the piece 
can be quickly taken apart and concealed on the person. The 
stock has been split around the lock and crudely repaired by 
brass plates. It is such a rare piece, however, that it would 
more than pay to restore it, although it is not really neces- 
sary. 


ABYSSINIAN KNIFE. Length 17 inches. Double edged blade 
set with silver ornamentation for 244 inches on each side of the 
base. Horn grip, leather scabbard. | 

(See plate 2.) 


CANE GUN. Length 34 inches. Horn covered. Inoperative. 


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88. 


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ANTIQUE CLASP KNIFE. Length 1414 inches, with blade open. 
German silver mounted. Pearl name plate. Fairly good condi- 
tion. 


RARE XVII. CENTURY JAPANESE MATCH-LOCK GUN. 
Length 44 inches. Heavy octagon barrel, with unusually large 
flaring muzzle. Barrel bears Kiri crest indicating it belonged 
to the nobility. Besides this crest there are numerous dragons 
and other ornamental designs in silver and gold bronze on the 
barrel, also silver inlay on the match holder. A very desirable 
and genuine old piece showing nine proof marks. 


SHARP’S PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING BUFFALO RIFLE. 
25-inch heavy octagon barrel, calibre .38. Double set triggers, 
iron patch-box. One of the early models of this celebrated ritle. 


EARLY FLINT-LOCK BRASS BARRELLED BLUNDER-BUS. 
Length 30 inches. Cannon barrel, with 1'4-inch bell muzzle. 
Very old piece, probably made before 1700. Wood split in two 
places on the forestock and part of back strap on hammer 
broken, but, considering its age, it is in good order and com- 


plete. 
MOORISH MIGUELET LOCK HORSEMAN’S GUN. Length 638 


inches. The barrel is held to the stock by nine embossed brass 
capucines. Crutch-shaped stock. Fitted with a genuine migue- 
Jet lock not often found, and a very old piece, yet well pre- 
served. 


BRIDESBURG U. S. MUSKET, with Milbank’s alteration te 


breech-loader. A rare piece. Bayonet missing. 


VOLCANIC MAGAZINE RIFLE. 25-inch barrel. Patent of 1854, 


and forerunner of the Winchester rifle. Very scarce. 


RAJPOOT KATAR. Length 16 inches. 


RAJPOOT KATAR. Another, similar. Length 1314 inches. 


(See plate 3.) 
INDIAN BEHEADING SWORD. Length 2144 inches. The blade 


is engraved each side at the end in floral design, and the back 
has half-inch engraved border each side. ‘The left side at the 
base shows 314-inch figure of a king, while the right side has a 
relief silver figure of a warrior. The grip is covered with raised 
carving. On the blade are 17 copper inserts. An extra nice 
piece. 

(See plate 1.) 


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96. 


98. 


39° 


REMINGTON NAVY PISTOL. Calibre .50, center fire. Special 
hand-made curly walnut fore-end and similar large grip. Nicely 
reblued and perfect barrel. 


UNUSUAL JAPANESE LONG MATCH-LOCK PISTOL. Length 
39 inches. Octagon barrel with flaring muzzle, and bears silver’ 
crest. 


UNIQUE PEPPERBOX. 4 shots, calibre .32. Made by C. S. Shat- 
tuck. But few were made about twenty years ago, and they are 
now rarely found. New condition. 

(See Plate 6) 


PERSIAN SCIMETAR. Length 32 inches. Leather scabbard, 
brass bound. A genuine and very old piece. 
(See plate 2:) 


PERSIAN SCIMETAR. Another. Length 38 inches. Gold dama- 
scene on each side of base for three inches. The grip, quillons 
and the two swivel bands are similarly ornamented. Leather 
scabbard. 

(See plate 4.) 


FINE ITALIAN FLINT-LOCK HUNTING SIDE ARM. Length 
1914 inches. Tapering barrel profusely ornamented with silver 
inlay of various designs. The tang is similarly decorated. 
Chiselled fancy iron mounts. Very fine, hand-made lock cov- 
ered with engraving, showing deer, hunter and dog and folia- 
tion. The hammer is also engraved. Fancy pierced iron side 
plate. Fancy design silver name plate. Heavy butt with metal 
cap. The stock is of most beautiful mottled walnut with carved 
‘relief rosettes and borders around the mountings. An excep- 
tionally choice piece, in perfect condition and made before 
1700. Ramrod missing. 

(See plate 6.) 


100. | ANCIENT SARDINIAN GUN. Length 60 inches. Miguelet lock. 


Stock is of ebony and bound with iron in filigree and chiselled 
design. Rare type of arm. The hammer spring was disengaged 
in transit, but is with gun and can easily be replaced. 


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102. 


103. 


104. 


106. 


107. 


108. 


109. 


PAIR SPECIAL COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVERS. Calibre 
36, 514-inch round barrels, fluted cylinders, silver plated, and 
profusely engraved all over in scroll design. Hammers, trig- 
gers, back straps and cylinders gold plated. Preserved in fine, 
highly polished rosewood case, with brass name plate, plush- 
lined, with Colt double bullet mould, fine copper powder flask, 
bullets, combination nipple wrench and screw driver, and two 
boxes of caps. The outfit is in almost new condition and is 
without question the finest that has passed through our hands. 

(See plate 7.) 


ARABIAN FLINT-LOCK HORSEMAN’S GUN. Length 62 
inches. Crutch-shaped stock that is ornamented with some 
carving. Slender octagon barrel held to the stock by numerous 
strands of fine wire. Nice old piece. Stock repaired but 
hardly shows. 


LOT. (a) Marlin 25-20-barrel, good condition. (b) Malay 
Kris and German silver scabbard. Handle missing. (c) Civil 


War shell. (d) Old-time clasp knife. 


INDIAN CURVED DAGGER. Length 11 inches. Wooden grip. 
(See plate 4.) 


SHORT MALAY SWORD. Length 2614 inches. Wooden grip, 
checked in four panels. 
(See plate 1.) 


MALAY KRIS. Length 21 inches. Carved wooden grip. Native 


wood scabbard. 


FINE MALAY CHIEF’S KRIS. Length 21 inches. Serpentine 


blade, ornamented at base in pierced and chiselled designs. 
Hard wood carved grip wound with material to secure firmer 
hold. 

(See plate 1.) 


SPANISH BOLO. Length 1914 inches. 


MAYNARD TAPE-LOCK POCKET REVOLVER. Ivory grips. 
Fairly good condition. 


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110. PAIR PERSIAN FLINT-LOCK PISTOLS. Length 1614 inches. 


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Calibre about .55. Round, light barrels, profusely inlaid with 
silver. Fancy brass mounts. Engraved fancy design pierced 
side plates and brass name plates, and heavy brass butt caps. 
The trigger guards, butts, hammers and locks have half-moons 
and stars stamped on them. The locks are marked “Ketland & 
Co.,” showing they were made to order by this celebrated firm 
for some Persian dignitary. Original leather double holsier, 
with shoulder strap. 


(See plate 7.) 


JAPANESE DAGGER. Length 1014 inches. Beautifully carved 


ivory grip and scabbard. Finial ornaments missing. 


PERSIAN CURVED DAGGER. Length 17 inches. Blade cov- 
ered with Persian characters 414 inches each side of base. Bone 
erip, sharkskin scabbard. FINe PIECE. 

(See plate 5.) 


VERY CHOICE CHINESE LADIES’ DAGGER. Length 10 
inches. Curved blade, silver grip, engraved silver mounts and 
solid gold floral ornament on each side of grip. The scabbard is 
similar and there are four solid gold ornaments each side and 
a large engraved silver band with two eyelets for carrying. An 
exceptionally beautiful little piece, in perfect condition. 

(See plate 1.) 


PERSIAN DAGGER. Length 13 inches. Fine quality double- 
edged blade. Wooden grip. Leather and sharkskin scabbard. 
(See plate 2.) 


ORNATE PERSIAN SHORT SWORD. Length 27 inches. 
Double- edged blade. The right side is set with seven silver 
encrustations showing six birds and « man’s bust. The left 
side shows three birds and three men’s busts. These ornaments 
have an engraved background. Copper coverd grip showing 
three: men’s busts each “side with chased background. Plush 
covered scabbard with two copper sleeves decorated the same 
as the grip. A very showy and unusual piece, in fine condition. 

(See plate 5.) 


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116. 


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118. 


119. 


120. 


RARE AND GENUINE BOWIE KNIFE. 9-inch blade, marked 


“Americans Ask for Nothing But What Is Right and Submit to 
Nothing What Is Wrong.” “The United States, the land of 
the free and the home of the brave, protected by 
her noble and brave Volunteers S. & D.,” also large spread- 
eagle. American Bowie Knife. “Toothpick” ivory grips held 
in place by 14 round-headed German silver rivets, German sil- 
ver mounted, also leather scabbard, also German silver 
mounted. This piece dates back to about 1842 and received its 
name from a knife made from a file by Resin P. Bowie and 
used by his brother, Colonel James Bowie, in a duel near 
Natchez, Miss. These knives are rarely found and this is the 
first one that has passed through our hands. 
(See plate 3.) 


DUTCH SABRE. Length 31 inches. Period about 1840. Base ' 
of each side of blade shows engraving of various designs and 
“Amsterdam.” 


REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER’S KNIFE. Length 32 
inches when open. Horn side plates. Many of the young sold- 
iers who returned from the war made nuisances of themselves 
by reckless shooting, so the guns were taken away from them 
and householders for protection were supplied with these big 
clasp knives by Committees of Safety. Exceptionally rare and 
interesting war relic. 


RARE PAIR MIGUELET LOCK ALL METAL ALBANIAN 
DUELLING ARQUEBUSES. Length 18 inches. The barrels 
are engraved. The stocks are of a whitish metal covered with 
engraving. Exceedingly scarce and interesting pair of arque: 
buses, in perfect condition. 

(See plate 6.) 


OLD-TIME TURKISH LEATHER BULLET POUCH, made of 
carved leather with long leather tassels. The bag is 27 inches 
long, with shoulder strap. 


RARE GERMAN XV. CENTURY ARQUEBUSSIER’S STAG- 
HORN POWDER FLASK. ‘Length 7 inches. Brass bound, with 
green braided carrying cord. One side of the flask is highly 
polished. The charger has become loosened and is now inside 
of the flask. Rare piece. 

(See plate 6.) 


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122. 


123. 


125. 
126. 


127. 


128. 


130. 


EAST INDIAN KOUTAR. XVII. Century. Length 1414 inches. 
Also known as “Serpent’s Tongue” dagger—the middle blade 
being exposed by pulling down on one of the handles. The 
blade and the whole design is inlaid with silver in various 
designs. Fine piece. 


FINE PERSIAN DOUBLE-EDGED DAGGER. Length 1514 
inches. Double blood groove each side of the blade. Horn grip 
with two rosettes, and one side of the grip inlaid with gold. 


Plush scabbard. 
(See plate 5.) 


FINE MALAY CHIEF’S SHORT BOLO. Length 17 inches. 
Very fine keen edged damascene blade, carved ebony grip, 
native wood scabbard, and carved inouth. Fine PIEcE. 

(See plate 5.) 


RARE EGYPTIAN ADZ. Small highly polished celt forms the 
blade, with wooden handle 20 inches long. Good condition. 
(See plate 8.) 


FIJI ISLANDS WAR CLUB. Length 25 inches. The piece is 
wound with crude wire netting to prevent it from splitting. In- 
teresting piece. 


RARE PERSIAN POWDER FLASK, made of leather studded 
with round-headed brass tacks in the form of a bee-hive, which 
extends out 6 inches. Embossed brass tube forms the nozzle. 
Very heavy quadruple braided sling cord. An unusual piece, 
in perfect condition. 

(See plate 8.) 


UNUSUAL SOUTH SEA ISLAND WAR CLUB. Length 23 
inches. Cone-shaped club head, which is ornamented with 
crude engraved designs. One side age cracked. 

(See plate 6.) j 


UNUSUAL EUROPEAN SERPENTINE BLADE HUNTING 
KNIFE. Length 15 inches. German silver quillons, capped 
buckhorn grip. Embossed leather scabbard, German silver 
mounted. Unusual piece, high grade, in perfect condition. 

(See plate 5.) 


CATALAN KNIFE. Length 20 inches with knife open. Horn 


side plates. Brass mounted. 


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131. 


132. 


133. 


136. 


137. 


138. 


EGYPTIAN DOUBLE EDGED DAGGER. Length 13. inches 
Carved wooden grip, red leather holster, with black ornamenta- 
tion. Unusual piece. 

(See plate 4.) 


FINE TURKISH LADY’S DAGGER. Length 8 inches. Each 
side of the blade is inlaid with silver. Silver grip showing three 
rosettes in arabesque design. The sheath is of silver, longi- 
tudinally fluted, and the flutings are alternately ornamented. in 
arabesque design. Fine piece, in perfect condition. 

(See plate 4.) 


FINE TURKISH DOUBLE EDGED DAGGER. Length 1744 
inches. Heavy at the end where the point is for armour pierc- 
ing. Raised rib on each side, with blood grooves. Bone grip 
inlaid with German silver and red ornaments. Wooden scab- 
bard with brass mounts. Nice piece. 

(See plate 5.) 


AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG. 25 inches between points. Very 


good condition. 


FINE EAST INDIAN HORSEMAN’S BATTLE-AXE. Lengih 
2214 inches. Crescent-shaped blade covered with raised designs 
and silver inlay. The back of the blade is ornamented with a 
brass elephant, and the grip unscrews, exposing a long, slender 
dagger. FINE PIECE. } 

(See plate 5.) 


UNUSUAL EGYPTIAN CURVED SWORD. Length 2614 inches. 
High quality keen edged blade with double blood grooves on 
each side. Unusual grip of horn. Wooden scabbard bound with 
fibre, some of which is missing. Rare piece. 

(See plate 5.) | 


UNUSUAL PERSIAN POWDER FLASK. Length 714 inches. 
Mouth 2 inches wide. Embossed, showing tigers, camels, grote- — 
sque birds and flowers. 


UNUSUALLY FINE MALAY CHIEF'S SERPENTINE KRIS. 
Length 20 inches. The blade is very keen and so much silver 
is diffused with the steel blade that the former appears as orna- 
mentation. The grip is very elaborate, showing exquisite carv- 
ing. Native wood scabbard. One of the finest krises that has 
passed through our hands. 

(See plate 5.) 


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139. 


140. 


141. 


142. 


143. 


144. 


145. 


146 


148. 


FINE PAIR TURKISH SANDALS, made of cowhide. The tops 


are of red leather with black ornamentation. Fine condition. 


UNUSUAL ARABIAN LEATHER BELT. Three strips of heavy 
leather have been riveted together and the outside is covered 
with embossed brass, and the front is studded with 22 semi- 
precious stones. Eight or ten besides this number are missing. 
Unusual belt, in very good condition. 


FINE ALBANIAN CHIEF’S YATAGAN. Length 32 inches. The 
blade, of high quality and proof-marked, is enriched with gold 
damascene decoration. ‘The grip is of ivory, mounted with semi- 
precious stones and embossed brass. Wooden leather bound 
scabbard, brass mounted. One grip has been broken and re- 
stored. 

(See plate 3.) 


MALAY YATAGAN.. Length 26 inches. The grip is slightly 
imperfect. 
(See plate 1.) 


UNUSUAL EUROPEAN HUNTING KNIFE. Length 1515 
inches. Very heavy 101-inch blade. Buckhorn grip. Fine 
leather holster, silver mounted. Fine piece. 

(See plate 5.) 


MALAY YATAGAN. Length 28 inches. Proof-marked blade. 


Ivory grip. Good condition. 


MALAY YATAGAN. Length 26 inches. Ivory grip, silver 


mounted. Good condition. 


TURKISH YATAGAN. Length 25 inches. Horn grip, silver 


mounted. Nice piece. 


VERY FINE ALBANIAN YATAGAN.. Length 31 inches. The 
blade is set each side with silver for two inches in arabesque 
design. Horn grip, wire.bound. Wooden scabbard. Metal 
mounted. Good condition. 

| (See plate 2.) 


SOUDANESE DAGGER. Length 12 inches. Very keen double- 
edged blade. Wooden grip. Wooden scabbard with short solid 
silver chain. 

(See plate 1.) 


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150. 


151. 


153. 


154. 


155. 


156. 


PERSIAN LADY’S DAGGER. Length 8 inches. Very sharp 
blade, engraved brass grip. Wooden scabbard with white 
metal sheath. Nice little piece. 

(See plate 4.) 


VERY FINE TURKISH CURVED SWORD. Length 31 inches. 
Unusually high quality, highly polished, keen edged blade, with 
heavy blood groove and smaller ones. Gold damascene grip. 
Plush covered wooden scabbard. Very FINE PI«EcE. 

(See plate 3.) 


EAST INDIAN CURVED SWORD. Length 34 inches. Brass 
quillons with lion head pommel. Hand guard missing. Leather 
covered scabbard, brass mounted. 

(See plate 4.) 


PERSIAN CUT AND THRUST CURVED SWORD. Length 35 
inches. Very keen edged blade sharpened on both sides for ten 
inches at ihe end. Triple blood groove. Brass mounted. 
Leather covered wooden scabbard, with brass mounts. Fine 
piece. 

(See plate 4.) 


TURKISH BATTLE-AXE. Length 20 inches, with engraved 
blade. Unusual piece, in good condition. 
(See plate 8.) 


RHINOCERUS HORN. Length 914 inches. Unusually large. 


Fine specimen. 


FINE STILETTO. Length 914 inches. Iron quillons. Very fine 
yellow ivory grip. The blade is ornamented with Persian de- 
signs. Very good condition. 


HEAVY GERMAN SUPERPOSED PERCUSSION HUNTING 
SIDE ARM. Length 1414 inches. Heavy barrel about calibre 
05. 'Wooden grip, metal capped, with ring in it. These were 
carried about 1850 as an auxiliary weapon in boar hunting. 


ITALIAN SIGNAL PISTOL. Heavy bore. Evidently has been 
hit in action as the barrel and the frame are very much bent. 
Interesting relic. | 


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159. 


160. 


161. 


162. 


163. 


164. 


165. 


PAIR UNUSUALLY FINE ALBANIAN ALL METAL MIGUE- 
LET LOCK DUELLING PISTOLS. Length 20 inches. The 
barrels are of steel and are held to the stocks by engraved 
brass bands. The other mountings are of engraved brass with 
carved butts. Scarce pair of pistols, in fine condition, except 
that the trigger guard of one pistol got broken in transit, but 
can be brazed together. 

(See plate 6.) 


CHINESE COIN DAGGER. Length 20 inches. Made out of 


coins. Good condition. 


VERY FINE HUNGARIAN ANTIQUE BULL WHIP. 14-inch 
wooden handle ornamented with leather braided and other 
work, and ¥-foot braided rawhide lash. 1144 feet between the 
handle and the lash is a chain made of metal and rawhide links 
studded with round headed brass nails. A very interesting 
piece, in perfect condition. Used in the early days of herding. 

(See plate 8.) 


EARLY AUSTRIAN DOUBLE BARREL SIDE ARM PISTOL. 
Length 1614 inches. Very heavy barrels, iron mounted. Cross- 
checked grip with metal cap. Has been changed from flint- 
lock to percussion. These pistols were used as a side arm in the 
early days when hunting big game. Scarce piece, in fine con- 
condition. 


CHINESE COIN SWORD. Length 19 inches. Good condition. 


FINE TURKISH FLINT-LOCK ARQUEBUS. Length 1514 
inches. 2-inch bell muzzle. The entire piece is ornamented 
with nice raised carving, and the stock is ornamented with silver 
wire inlay as well as the carving. Fine little piece, in perfect 
condition. 


ARABIAN FLINT-LOCK HORSEMAN’S ARQUEBUS. Length 
21 inches. 134-inch bell muzzle. The barrel is held to the 
stock by two brass bands. Iron mounted. Plain piece made 
for service, in good condition. 


RARE PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX. 3-inch, 6-shot fluted cylin- 
der, engraved frame, rosewood grips. Made by the Union Arms 
Co. This is the first pepperbox made by this company that has’ 
come to the notice of the cataloguer. Fine condition. 


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152 


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168. 


169. 


EXPERIMENTAL SALOON PISTOL. Length 11 inches. ‘The 
action of pulling back the two branches compresses a spring 
and a thumb screw on the right side turns down the nipple 
for capping, at the same time exposing an aperature at the top 
of the barrel for the insertion of the pellet which it uses, 
which is about calibre .15. Spur trigger guard. Well made 
‘piece of unique design. 

. (See plate 6.) 


UNIQUE THREE-SHOT PIN FIRE PISTOL. All metal. Three 
eannon barrels three inches long, about calibre .30, point in 
different directions, and are exploded hy a hammer with three 
branches. The breech block is hinged and lifts up for the inser- 
tion of the cartridges. Rare piece, in perfect condition. 

Be (See plate 6.) ; 


RARE AUSTRIAN PILL-LOCK DRAGOON PISTOL. Length 17 
inches. Brass mounted. Butt cap missing, otherwise in perfect 
condition. 


TURKISH MIGUELET LOCK HORSEMAN’S ARQUEBUS. 
Length 1914 inches. 114-inch bell muzzle. The barrel is set 
with silver inlay, and the stock and fore-end are covered with 

carved designs. The stock is also ornamented with silver wire 
inlay. Perfect condition. 

(See plate 7.) 


QUEER PERCUSSION DRAGOON PISTOL. Length 16 inches. 
Brass mounted. Flat brass butt with ring in it. A crude altera- 
tion from {lint-lock. 


SHORT ENGLISH DRAGOON OFFICER’S PISTOL. Length 
141% inches. Brass mounted. Shield-shaped brass name plate. 
Heavy dragoon pistol, period about 1730. Forestock slightly 
chipped. Ramrod missing. 


FINE FRENCH PERCUSSION HORSEMAN’S PISTOL. Length 
1914 inches. Slender barrel about 20 bore, profusely orna- 
mented with silver wire inlay in various designs. Very fine 
highly polished walnut stock, silver thimble and ebony ram- 
rod, which is partly broken. The forestock is carved in relief 
in very pretty floral and other designs. Wooden trigger guard 
with silver brace. The woodwork around the tang is also nicely 
carved in relief, and the two side plates are of silver in fancy 
design. There is also a fancy silver comb plate and silver butt. 
This has been altered from flint-lock and it now has a dolphin 
hammer and a fluted lug. The piece shows the highest quality 
of workmanship, and is of graceful design. — 

(See plate 7.) 


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173. FINE FRENCH SILVER MOUNTED FLINT-LOCK HOLSTER 
PISTOL. Length 1914 inches. The barrel is of high quality 
steel, flattened at the breech tor one inch with two relief floral 
ornaments. he top of the barrel has a raised rib with double 
fluting. he muzzle cap is of silver, engraved, and also carved 
in relief. The two thimbles are of fancy design and are silver. 
The rear one is carved to represent a grotesque man’s head. 
he trigger guard is of silver, hand chiseled, with engraved 
acorn. ‘I'he stock is of very fine highly polished mottled walnut. 
there is exquisite floral carving ahead of the trigger guard, each 
side of which is checked in panel. The carving around the 
comb is also exquisite, and the carving extends well down the 
stock. The side plate is silver, also engraved. There is a very 
pretty silver name plate engraved in fancy design surmounted 
by acrown. The butt cap is of solid silver, very heavy, and the 
finial shows a lion’s head in relief. A very beautiful pistol, in 
perfect condition except that a small piece of wood is chipped 
out side of the stock near the butt cap. One of the finest pis- 
tols that has passed through our hands. 

(See plate 6.) 


174, FINE FANCY BELGIAN PERCUSSION SINGLE-BARREL 
SHOTGUN. Length 44 inches, about calibre .20. Very fine 
damascus barrel, octagon at the breech, and damascened in gold 
for three inches. Back action lock, hammer, trigger guard, buit 
plate and rear nipple are of German silver, nicely engraved. 
Lhe stock is of lignt wood showing very remarkable man’s head 
finial, and below this a dog’s head. ‘There is also a raised cheek 
Piece with carved ornaments and a small German silver patch- 
box with cover. A very showy little piece, in good condition. 


175. SOUDANESE KNIFE, or “DHA” fromm Assam. 13-inch high’ 
quality very keen edged blade. Metal and wooden grip. Native 
wood scabbard, rattan bound. Unusual blade in that the end 
of it is square. 

(See plate 5.) 


176. PRUSSIAN FLINT-LOCK DRAGOON PISTOL. Length 17 ins. 
Fine polished stock, brass mounted. High grade pistol, in un- 
usually fine condition. Period about 1800. 

(See plate 6.) 


177. UNUSUAL TURKISH SHORT FLINT-LOCK PISTOL. Length 
12 inches. Brass mounted. It is not often that an oriental pia- 
tol of this size is found. _Main spring and trigger guard missing. 


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178. ALGERIAN MIGUELET LOCK HORSEMAN’S GUN. Length 49 
inches. Very high quality laminated steel barrel ornamented 
at the breech and other parts of the barrels with silver inlay, 
and the stock is held to the barrel by two embossed capucines. 
Bell muzzle. The stock is covered with mother-of-pearl inlay 
of various designs, and the butt has an engraved brass band. A 
few of the pieces of mother-of-pearl are missing, but this is a 
genuine and very old piece. The stock is split on the right side 
in places and the ramrod is missing, but it is sufficiently well 
preserved to be a valuable addition to any collection. 


179. ARABIAN FLINT-LOCK HORSEMAN’S GUN. Length 51 inches. 
Slender barrel, octagonal at the breech. The lower part of the 
stock from the butt and for 18 inches ahead of the trigger guard 
is ornamented with brass partly engraved and partly pierced. 
This ornamentation on the top and the lower butt is engraved 
in pierced design, and there is a heavy engraved brass cap cn 
the butt. The lock is out of order but the piece is in good 
condition considering its age. | 


180. ORNATE ALGERIAN MIGUELET LOCK HORSEMAN’S GUN. 
Length 50 inches. Octagonal barrel inlaid in various designs 
with silver at the breech and at the muzzle. Heavily rifled. 
Slightly belled muzzle. The forestock is metal and is held to 
the barrel by five engraved brass capucines. The stock is cov- 
ered with mother-of-pearl inlay of various designs, and between 
the inlay are brass bands, one of which is imperfect. There is 
also an embossed brass sleeve at the butt. A genuine and un- 
usual old piece. ) 


181. ALGERIAN MIGUELET LOCK ALL METAL HORSEMAN’S 
GUN. Length 60 inches. Slender barrel, slightly belled at the 
muzzle and octagon for eighteen inches at the breech. The 
forestock is covered with brass in engraved and pierced design 
and held to the stock by nine engraved brass capucines. The 
stock is of unusual design and is covered with brass ornamented 
in: pierced and fancy design. The trigger guard is also of brass, 
engraved and pierced. <A very old and genuine piece, in very 
good condition. 


182. ORIENTAL IRON LOADER for use with horseman’s flint-lock 
pistol. Made of iron, octagonal and ornamented. The grip is 
of brass in arabesque design with swivel ornamentation. These 
were used with flint-lock pistols that were not fitted with ram- 
rods, and are rarely found. 

(See plate 7.) 


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188. 


189. 


190. 


ORIENTAL TRON LOADER. Another. Length 15 inches. Not 
so ornamental. 
(See plate 7.) 


ORIENTAL IRON LOADER. Length 15 inches. Rather plain. 
(See plate 7.) 


RARE ALGERIAN MIGUELET LOCK HORSEMAN’S CAR- 
BINE. Length 33 inches. Metal forestock. The barrel is 
round with a narrow raised rib and cannon muzzle held to the 
stock by two engraved and one brass capucine. The frame 
around the lock is nicely engraved in floral and other designs. 
Walnut stock, brass bound. There are two swivels for the sling 
in carrying. Brass butt and trigger. A rare little piece of great 
age, in perfect condition. 

(See plate 5.) 


MALAY THROWING SPEAR. Length 54 inches. 8-inch rouu:l 


steel tapering point. 


UNUSUAL MALAY THROWING SPEAR. Length 53 inches. 
The steel point is nine inches and is unusual as it has a broad 
crescent-shaped point. Fine condition. | 


FINE DOUBLE POINTED ASSEGAI SPEAR. The spear head 
on one end is 1914 inches long, 4 inches at the base, while the 
other one is 26 inches long, and square for 21 inches. The total 
length of the spear is 74 inches. Spears of this type are rarely 
found. : 


ALGERIAN MIGUELET LOCK HORSEMAN’S GUN. Length 58 
inches. Slender octagon barrel held to the stock by five en- 
graved brass capucines. The forestock is of metal nicely en- 
graved. The breech is also engraved in various designs. Pol- 
ished stock with some pearl ornamentation, one or two pieces 
of which are missing. A very old piece, in good condition, ex- 
cept that the ramrod is missing and there is slight wear around 


the lock. 
RARE ALGERIAN MIGUELET LOCK HORSEMAN’S GUN. 


Length 54 inches, Slender steel barrel, octagon at the breech 
for 18 inches, held to the stock by three engraved brass capu- 
cins. The forestock is of iron. This is a very early gun as the 
lock is of the crudest design. The stock is set with numerous 
pieces of pearl in pierced design. The ramrod is missing, other- 
wise the piece is in extra good condition and probably dates back 
three hundred years, and has extreme interest on account of its 
antiquity. 


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191. JAPANESE FAN DAGGER. Double edged. Blood groove AO™ 


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Length 1114 inches. The scabbard and grip are made to repre 4y 
sent a fan. 


192. JAPANESE FAN DAGGER. Length 12 inches. Very sharp blade. 


The scabbard and grip represent a fan. 


193. UNUSUAL CHINESE DAGGER. Length 13 inches. Wooden 
vrip, metal mounted. The scabbard is of wood mounted with 
white metal, the fore-end cap being of pierced design. On the 
sides of the knife is a pair of ivory chop sticks and a slender 
knife with a grip that ends in tweezers. A very unusual outfit, 
in perfect condition. 

(See plate 4.) 


194. ORNATE PERSIAN CHIEFTAIN’S YATAGAN. Length 28 ins. 
Fine quality keen edged blade, the back of which is ribbed, and 
the blade is ornamented in gold damascened design. Ivory grip 
also ornamented in gold damascene. The scabbard is very 
elaborate and appears to be of low grade silver decorated in 
arabesque design. Very showy piece, in good condition. 

(See plate 3.)) 


195. FINE SOUDANESE CHIEF’S DOUBLE-EDGED DAGGER. 
Length 23 inches. Very fine high quality keen edged blade 
ornamented with two double lines on each side. Metal grip. 
Laced leather bound. Ornamental leather scabbard. Nice 
piece. 

(See plate 5.) 


196. ANTIQUE WOODEN TURKISH TAVERN SIGN. Pear-shaped, 
| 15 inches across, and 17 inches from top to bottom. Carved in 
relief. A pleasant reminder of the good old days. 


197. EARLY INDIAN CURVED HUNTING KNIFE. Length 19 ins. 
Carved quillons, one of which is broken. Buckhorn grip with 
shell-shaped silver cap. Leather scabbard mounted in silver 
with embossed design. Two small knives which fit in the out- 
side of the scabbard are missing. UNUSUAI. SPECIMEN. 

(See plate 3.) 


198. VERY EARLY TURKISH TOUCH BOX, made of brass and cov- 
ered with engraved characters showing animals of various sorts 
in foliated background. 614 inches long. Fine condition. 

(See plate 6.) 


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199. BELGIAN FLINT-LOCK DRAGOON PISTOL. Length 17 inches. 
Brass mounted. Period 1800. The wood above the lock plate 
is slightly chipped, and hammer cap and pin not original. 


200. UNUSUAL ITALIAN CLASP KNIFE. Length 914 inches with 
blade open. The blade is marked “Vendetta” and other marks. 
The ornamentation is burnt on. Fine condition. 
(See plate 4.) 


201i. HAWKEN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE. 40-inch octagon 
barrel, calibre about .40. Plain walnut stock, brass mounted. 
The barrel is marked “S. Hawken.” There is a slight split on 
the comb, otherwise the rifle is in very good condition. This is 
probably one of the most famous rifles that has ever passed 
through our hands. Samuel T. Hawken, familiarly known as 
“Old Man Hawken,” was born of Pennsylvania-Dutch stock in 
Hagerstown, Md., in 1792, and was a soldier in the War of 1812, 
and after his return began to practice trade as a gunsmith. In 
1822 he moved to St. Louis, Mo., where he started making these 
celebrated rifles which had a great deal to do with the early 
settlement of the west. He made rifles for all the early fur 
traders, among them General William Ashley, who once killed 
a buffalo with a Hawken rifle at 300 rods. Every rifle was made 
by hand and sold at the one price—$25. He continued the 
business until 1859, when he sold out. Although this is a plain 
rifle, they are now exceedingly rare-—-particularly in the east— 
and this is the only one that has ever passed through our hands. 


INDIAN RHINOCERUS SHIELD, 914 mohes tin diameter, 614 
inches high. Bee-hive shaped and made of rhinocerus hide and 
ornamented with two pieces of brass. Perfect condition. 


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203. SMALL ITALIAN CROSS-BOW. Length 27 inches. Iron stock 
with wooden butt, which is club-shaped and is much worm-eaten. 
Bow-string not original, otherwise in perfect condition. The 
frame has a proof mark, and there has been no restoration. 
RARE PIECE. 

(See plate 7.) 


204. NORTH INDIAN MACE. Length 40 inches. Representing a 
cow’s head. Beautifully embossed and deeply engraved, and 
completely covered with tloriated decoration, also six figures of 
sitting men and women. Around the center there is an Arabic 
inscription probably representing verses from the Koran. This 
inscription and other decoration is enriched with silver. Fine 
and rare piece. 

(See plate 8.) 


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207. 


208. 


210. 


211. 


RARE INDIAN MAKTAH, or BOW. Length 50 inches. Perfect 


condition, with original bow-string. 


RARE HORSEMAN’S XV. CENTURY WAR HAMMER or 
“CROW-BILL.” The head, or “crow-bill,” is 19 inches long. 
39-inch heavy iron handle, wire bound. Extremely rare piece 
apparently in perfect, original condition. 

(See plate 7.) 


MAHRATTA GARZE or MACE. Length 24 inches. Made en- 


tirely of wood. 


MALAY BOW. Length 69 inches, with original bamboo bow- 
string. There are also 11 wooden arrows that go with it, they 
being 50 inches long. 


THORN WOOD CANE, with heavy brass hatchet-shaped handle, 


which can be used as a weapon. Good condition. 


FINE PERSIAN SCIMITAR, with 36-inch blade. Each side of 
the blade for 9 inches at the base is richly damascened in gold, 
the whole surface of this base being covered. The grip and the 
guard as well as the mountings are of low grade silver. A small 
part of one of the ornaments has been broken off in transit but 
the piece is there and can be restored. The scabbard is of wood 
with two long embossed white metal mounts. Fine piece. 

(See plate 2.) 


PERSIAN DRESS SCIMITAR, with serrated edges. Length 32 
inches. Unusual piece, in good condition. 
(See plate 3.) 


EAST INDIAN POWDER HORN. Length 27 inches. Made of 
black horn. 
(See plate 1.) 


RARE ABYSSINIAN CUTTING AXE. Length 42 inches. Heavy 
double-edged blade covered with rude engraved characters, 
straight quillons, iron grip, leather wrapped. Intended probably 
to cut the bridles of horses or cut anything opposed to them. 
Extremely scarce weapon, in good original condition. 


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214. 


221. 


TWO UNUSUALLY FINE ALBANIAN ALL-METAL FLINT- 
LOCK DUELLING PISTOLS. Length 20 inches. The barrels 
are held to the forestocks by embossed leather capucines, and 
the rest of the stocks are brass and ornamented in arabesque 
designs. The grips are brass and chisselled to represent wiring. 
The butts are very heavy and are carved in arabesque design. 
These two pistols are not quite mates, but are of the same period 
and make. One lock slightly inoperative. 

(See plate 7.) 


PERSIAN SCIMITAR. Length 37 inches. Heavy blood groove 
each side of blade. Iron quillons. Pistol-shaped grip. [roa 
scabbard. Very good condition. 

(See plate 3.) 


EAST INDIAN SPEAR. The point is 20 inches long, square at 
the end. The other part is ornamented with file work and some 
leather inlay. The shaft is polished, and there are four silver 
wire windings. Part of the shaft is missing. 


TWO EAST INDIAN BITS. Very early designs. (2) 


PERSIAN POCKET TINDER-BOX. Length 314 inches. Leather, 
nicely ornamented with three pieces of pierced design brass. 
Contains tinder and a flint. Also a small brass box. 2 pieces. 


LOT: Consisting of wooden Esquimaux knife, Turkish pocket 
knife, Austrian pocket knife with very elaborate carved wooden 
handle fashioned to represent a monkey with a cap. Also a 
small leather case containing a pair of tweezers and two lancers. 
The latter probably used by an early doctor. 


LOT: Consisting of Japanese lady’s shoe with very fine embroid- 
ered top; Chinese lady’s slipper; Chinese lacquered cigarette 
case, and small Chinese box of highly polished light wood with 
tortoise-shell end, and appears to be a card case. 


EAST INDIAN HAMMER-SHAPED BATTLE-AXE HEAD. 
Length 8 inches. Inlaid with silver. Handle missing. — 
(See plate 1.) 


VERY FINE TURKISH PIPE. Length 14 inches. The base is 
white glass overlaid with red, with enameled ornamentation. 
German silver top surmounted by a clay bowl with long stem. 


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223. 


229. 


TURKISH PIPE. Another. Height 1044 inches. Red glass. No 
ornamentation. German silver top and meerschaum bowl and 
stem. 


JAPANESE LACQUERED SAMURAI ARMOUR. Period 1609. 
Complete and well articulated and intended for heavy fighting. 
This is a genuine and authentic suit of armour, apparently un- 
restored and in original condition, and as such is a rarity, as 
these suits rarely are offered at auction, especially in this coun- 
try. 


TURKISH SPEAR, with 7-inch triangular point and 7 ft. haft. 21 
inches of the haft is painted red and is ornamented with fluting. 
Good condition. 


VERY FINE EAST INDIAN SHIELD, 2144 inches in diameter, 
made of rhinocerus hide of a very beautiful brownish yellow 
mottled texture almost like tortoise-shell. The edge and the 
center are ornamented with applied floral designs, and there are 
four pierced design brass bosses. A very fine shield and rarely 
found any better or larger. 


BEAUTIFULLY EMBOSSED DEEPLY ENGRAVED NORTH 
INDIAN SHIELD, completely covered with floriated decoration, 
and around the edges there is an Arabic inscription representing 
verses from the Koran. This inscription is enriched with silver, 
and the center is beautifully decorated with heavy gold inlay as 
well as floriated background, both of the finest quality. There 
are four bosses, gold darnascened. 20 inches in diameter. 

(See plate 8.) 


NORTH INDIAN CASQUE, similarly decorated, with a nasal 
guard and two plume holders and a coif of chain mail. Won-. 
derfully fine piece, and in original, complete condition: 

(See plate 8.) 


NORTH INDIAN ARM GUARD, similarly decorated as the forc- 
going, except that there is no Arabic inscription. Fine condi- 
tion. 

(See plate 8.) 


GERMAN TWO-HANDED SWORD or “ZWEIHANDER.” Period 
about XV. Century. Length 6414 inches. Heavy double edged, 
1*4-inch blade, with raised central rib on each side. 1614-inch 
handle, leather covered. Round pommel, turned down quillons. 
This is a genuine and exceedingly good specimen of this rare 
piece. : 


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234. 


236. 


240. 


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PETTINGILI. PERCUSSION HAMMERLESS ARMY RE- 
VOLVER. Calibre .44. In good working order. Parts of the 
barrel and the frame are very slightly covered with small pits 
which could easily be removed. These are getting very scarce. 


ALLEN PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX. 5-shot, 3-inch fluted cylin- 


der. Engraved frame, beautiful ivory grips. Very fine condition. 


COLT SIDE HAMMER PERCUSSION REVOLVER. Calibre .28. 


Octagon barrel. Round cylinder. Has been nicely refinished. 


POST HAMMERLESS PERCUSSION DOUBLE ACTION, RING 
TRIGGER PEPPERBOX. Marked “J. Post Self-Acting Set 
Patent of 1849.” Engraved frame. Rosewood grips. One of 
the rarest pepperboxes, in very good condition. 


RUPERTUS PERCUSSION PISTOL. Length 6 inches. The 
model with the nipple on the axis of the barrel. Rosewood 
grips, one of which is split. Not many of these were made, this 


being No. 41. 


COOPER DOUBLE ACTION PERCUSSION BELT REVOLVER. 
Calibre .31. Rosewood grips. This is quite a scarce revolver, 
and is in good condition. 


ROGERS & SPENCER PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER. Cal- 


ibre .44. Factory new. 


FLOBERT PISTOL. 10-inch barrel, calibre .22. Fitted with a 
breech block and ejector. Nickle plated. Very good condition. 


CALTHROP. Very rare European specimen. One point slightly 
damaged and another one broken off. These were used in the 
early days to stop the approach of cavalry. 


FOUR HAND CHISELLED BRASS MONEY BOXES. Engraved. 
Used by Persians in the early days for carrying coins. Very in- 
teresting. 


LOT: Consisting of 2 Keys, Basket Hilt, Spur, Hammer, and 2 
e 5 ¥ Ye . se P ° . 
pieces of Spurs. These were disinterred and are ancient relics. 


SWISS HUNTING PRODD. Length 25 inches. Steel bow and 
original bow-string. The eutire piece is original and is of the 


XVII. Century period. 


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158 pair 


176 


99 


45 


119 pair 


198 44 39 10 121 


167 


243. 


244, 


245. 


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247. 


248. 


249, 


250. 


CROMWELLIAN LOBSTER TYPE HELMET. Worn by the 
“Roundheads,” commonly called the “Old Ironsides.” Period 
1640. Complete and in very good original condition. 


CROMWELLIAN HELMET. Another—-Similar. 


GERMAN HUNTING SWORD. Length 29 inches, with deep 
blood grooves. Period 1800. An interesting feature is that there 
is a hole through the blade ten inches from the point for the 
insertion of a cross piece for use when hunting to keep the 
animal from getting too near. The blade has some etched orna- 
mentation. The grip is of engraved bronze and buckhorn, Rare 
piece, in very good condition. 

; (See plate 2.) 


GERMAN CAVALRY SABRE. Waterloo period. Complete with 
scabbard. Very good condition. This and the two following 
lots are sabres of different types. 


GERMAN CAVALRY SABRE, without scabbard. Waterloo 


period. Very good condition. 


GERMAN CAVALRY SABRE. Waterloo period. Very fine 
quality damascus steel blade with some etched ornamentation 
near the base. Scabbard missing. 


HUNGARIAN CAVALRY SABRE. Very broad blade showing a 
full length etched engraving of the Virgin. Period 1700. The 
scabbard is not in particularly good condition but can be cleaned 


up. 


VERY FINE LOUIS XV. COURT SWORD. Very fine quality 
blade with some etched ornamentation on each side extending 
about 8 inches from the base. Very fine cut steel guard, and 
round cut steel pommel. Copper wire wound grip. Exception- 
ally choice piece, in very good condition. Scabbard missing. 

(See plate 4.) 


FINE LOUIS XV. COURT SWORD. High quality quadrangular 
blade with some etched ornamentation. Very fine cut decora- 
tion showing workmanship of the highest quality. Rare piece. 

(See plate 4.) 


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253. 


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SMALL HUNTING SWORD. Length 23 inches. Period 1650. 
Fine keen-edged blade with some etched ornamentation each 
side. Gilt bronze decoration. The turned down quillon repre- 
sents a bird’s head, and the grip is of green ivory. Leather scab- 
bard, engraved brass mounts. Exceptionally nice piece. The 
grip is very slightly chipped. 

(See plate 1.) 


LOUIS XV. COURT SWORD. 37-inch blade. Engraved iron 
guard. Wooden grip. The pommel is missing, but, being a rare 
piece, it is worth restoring. 


SCHIVONA. 29-inch straight double-edged blade. Hand forged 
basket hilt completely protecting hand. Scabbard missing, 
otherwise in good condition. 


SOUTH GERMAN HUNTING SWORD. 31-inch straight double- 
edged blade. Period 1720. The end of one quillon is broken, 


and the hand guard is missing. 


RARE SPANISH LEFT-HANDED DAGGER. Length 18 inches. 
Embossed shell-shaped guard showing lion’s head. Probably a 
XVI. century piece, showing remarkable workmanship and de- 
sign. Scabbard missing, otherwise in perfect condition 


HUNGARIAN CAVALRY SABRE. Waterloo period. Complete 
with scabbard. A very unusual feature about the guard is that 
it is made in two sections and when being carried on horseback 
can be closed up, and when used in service the guards can be 
separated, making a guard for the hand. 

(See plate 2.) 


SCHIVONA. 34-inch double-edged blade, double blood groove 
at the base. Heavy wrought iron basket hilt completely protect- 
ing the hand. This is a sword built for very heavy fighting. 
Scabbard missing, otherwise in very good condition and a rarity. 

(See plate 3.) 


GERMAN XV. CENTURY HALBERD or WAR BILL HOOK. 
Length 19 inches. The blade is ornamented on one side with a 
crude engraving. Slight superficial rust as it was dug up in ex- 
cavating. Very rare. _ 

(See plate 1.) 


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200. 


261. 


263. 


204, 


206. 


FINE GERMAN HUNTING SWORD. 22-inch blade. Period 
1720. Very handsome bronze mountings representing a hunting 
scene. The quillon represents an animal’s hoof and each side 
of the hand guard and the other parts are ornamented with 
hunting scenes. Wooden grip a little worm-eaten. A very su- 
perior piece showing the highest class of workmanship. Scab- 
bard missing. 

(See plate 1.) 


LOUIS XVI. COURT SWORD. 30-inch double edged blade 
handsomely etched on each side for eight inches at the base. Gilt 
escutcheons showing crown and bishop. Probably belonged to 
the palace guard of some cardinal, An extremely fine and in- 
teresting piece, in original condition, except that the scabbard is 
missing. 

(See plate 4.) 


GERMAN MERCENARY SWORD. 34-inch straight blade with 


_, deep blood grooves each side. Basket hilt. Period 1650. Scab- 


bard missing, otherwise in good original condition. 


HUNGARIAN CAVALRY SABRE. 32-inch blade showing a 
crescent and stars. Period 1700. Scabbard missing, otherwise 
in good condition. 

(See plate 4.) 


LOUIS XV. COURT SWORD. 33-inch triangular blade hand- 
somely etched. Very fine steel piercd guard. Iron grip and 
pommel. Part of the guard has been broken in transit, but it is 
all there and can be restored. Fine piece. 

(See plate 4.) 


RARE XVI. CENTURY DAGGER. Length 14 inches. Wide 
blade with blood groove each side. Quillons pointing down. 
Peculiar shell-shaped guard. Scabbard missing, otherwise in 
original condition, and a piece of extreme rarity. 

(See plate 5.) 


HUNGARIAN CAVALRYMAN’S SABRE. Sharply curved blade 
resembling Turkish scimitar. Beautiful gilt bronze grip bear- 
ing royal coat of arms of Hungary. Scabbard missing, other- 
wise in fine original condition. 

(See plate 2.) 


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110 


169 


203 


172 


214 pair 101 Colt, pair 182-3-4 206 


267. 


268. 


299. 


271. 


274. 


vATGY 


LOUIS XV. COURT SWORD. 30-inch blade. French make. 
Scabbard missing, otherwise in fine original condition. 
(See plate 4.) 


FRENCH COURT SWORD. 29-inch blade. Scabbard missing, 
otherwise in good original condition. : 
(See plate 4.) 


RARE VENETIAN YARD STICK, with concealed sword blade. 
Period 1700. The blade is etched at the base and shows a figure 
of a woman each side. A piece of the greatest rarity, and in 
very good condition. 


SPANISH XVI. CENTURY BRONZE STIRRUP. Slightly im- 
perfect. 


ANCIENT SPUR for use with a jack boot. Period 1650. Part 


of the leather strap is missing, otherwise in good condition. 


BIG SPANISH METAL STIRRUP. Period 1750. Used by bull- 
fighters. Has original strap and leather. Length 11 inches. 
Good condition. 


SPANISH BULL-FIGHTER’S STIRRUP. Period 1750. Length 9 
inches. Original strap but the foot leather is missing. Good 
condition. : 


GERMAN XV. CENTURY HALBERG or WAR BILL HOOK. 
Slight superficial rust as it was dug up in excavating. Very rare. 
(See plate 1.) 


PAIR SPANISH BRONZE STIRRUPS. Period 1600. Fine con- 


dition. Very rare. 


PAIR XVI. CENTURY SPANISH BRONZE STIRRUPS AND 
SPURS. The spurs are beautifully engraved, and the rowels are 
fashioned to represent five-pointed stars. One point broken, 
otherwise perfect. 


PAIR XVI. CENTURY BRONZE SPANISH STIRRUPS. 


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285. 


288. 


289, 


290. 


PAIR XVI. IRON SPANISH STIRRUPS. 


ANCENT SPANISH TRON SPUR. Two thin dises form the 


rowel. Rare. 


2 IRON SPANISH STIRRUPS. XVI. Century. Not quite mates. 


RARE U. S. COPPER POWDER FLASK, made by R. Gingee, 
New York, 1833. Eagle and trumpet each side. One side dented. 


FINE POWDER BOX, 7 inches high, 4 inches in diameter. Made 
from cocoanut and finely carved, showing two women’s heads, 
one man’s head and Jarge urn with flowers. These decorations 
are in panels surmounted by foliated carving. 


LOT. Oriental beaded tobacco bag and three (3) oriental beaded 
tobacco boxes, two of horn, one of wood with silver carrying 
chains. Fine. 


COLT PERCUSSION REVOLVING MUSKET. Cailbre .56. 5- 
shot fluted cylinder. Repaired at the grip (hardly shows), 
otherwise fine. No bayonet. 


LOT. Oriental carved wooden paddle-shaped piece. Length 32 
inches. Pumpkin pipe (Chinese). Wooden cup, and Boxer 
cape. 


LOT. Three (3) German swords and two (2) stirrups. Period 
1600. Very rusty. Were dug up. (5) 


LOT. Four (4) Blades. 2 straight court sword, and 2 cavalry. 
Period about 1700. (4) 


STEVENS TARGET PISTOL. Off Hand Model. 8-inch barrel. 
Calibre .22, and 6-inch barrel, calibre .25, also like new. 


LOT. Oriental pipe (incomplete), flat powder horn, and Turkish 
cartridge belt holding 100 cartridges, calibre .30. 


FINE BELGIAN PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL. Length 6 
inches. Damascus barrel, concealed trigger, engraved frame, 
silver name plate. Would be in fine condition if cleaned. 


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294. 


moi. 


298. 


299. 


GERMAN CAVALRY SABRE. Sharkskin grip. Complete with 
scabbard. Period 1750. 


POLYNESIAN CEREMONY STICK. Length 31 inches. Of 


carved wood. 


WAR CLUB. Length 22 inches. Heavy brass head. Finely carved 
‘man’s head on other end. Rare piece. 
(See plate 8.) 


NATIONAL DERINGER. Calibre .41. Silver-plated barrel and 
frame, with some engraving. Checked rosewood grips. Very 
good condition. 


ALGERIAN CHIEF’S FLINT-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL. Length 
13 inches. The barrel is fluted for 214 inches at the breech. 
Slightly belled muzzle. The stock is of a very pretty walnut, 
carved in relief to represent a ramrod. This is set with silver 
wire, and the forestock and grip are checked in panel each side. 
Lock and hammer are nicely engraved. There are two side 
plates of engraved brass. Brass capped butt in shell design. 
Around the tang and the comb the piece is covered with silver 
wire inlay. Engraved brass trigger guard. This is really a high 
quality pistol and rarely found so good and in this small size. 


JAVANESE KNIFE. Length 16% inches. Carved horn grip 
(chipped on finial). Native wood scabbard, rattan bound, with 
fine relief carved floral ornament. 


JAPANESE TWO-HANDED LONG SWORD: SIGNED. L. 42. 
Sharkskin and leather hilt, with bronze inlaid cap, fine steel 
blade with double blood-drip channels; iron guard with relief 
of wild duck in the reeds. Crushed leather scabbard. UNusvt- 
ALLY FINE SIGNED PIECE. 


UNUSUALLY FINE SIGNED SILVER MOUNTED JAPANESE 
SHORT SWORD. L. 18 ins. Bevelled edge blade of fine steel 
with blood-drip channel, polished lacquer scabbard, with silver 
hilt, carved and inlaid with fisherman, plum-tree, and birds 
feeding in the rice. Lacks the short knife and the scabbard is a 
little chipped, otherwise A VERY FINE SIGNED EXAMPLE. 


CARVED IVORY SWORD. L. 32. Bevelled blade of damascened 
steel; the hilt and scabbard of ivory carved with warriors in 
relief and slightly colored in black, red, etc. One ivory loop- 
holder for cord missing. 


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300. 


301. 


309. 


15TH CENTURY ROMAN MACE HEAD. Carved in bold point- 


ed bosses. Excavated in Italy.> 


JAPANESE LONG SWORD. L. 36. Bevelled blade, fine gold 
bronze hilt incised and inlaid with a sharskin panel on which 
is mounted a bronze ornament, bronze tip similar, and the 
bronze cap with relief floral medallion; the bands are orna- 
mented with sentoku bronze, the bronze guard is pierced as a 
war chariot wheel; and the scabbard is of iridescent mosaic 
lacquer (loop-holder missing). 


JAPANESE DAGGER WITH KIRI CREST. L. 14 ins. Fine 
blade slightly shaped to a curve, bronze scabbard, with 8 medal- 
lions in gold bronze of the Kiri Crest (a sign of Japanese No- 


bility). 


JAPANESE SHORT SWORD OF FINE STEEL, L. 19 ins. 
Wrapped sharkskin hilt, inlaid bronze dragon tip and menuki; 
Copper hilt for short knife of moon and pine in relief. 


JAPANESE SHORT SWORD. L. 20 ins. Sharkskin hilt, 
wrapped, short knife wiih bronze handle; lacquer scabbard, 


rubbed. 


FOUR WOODEN SPEAR HEADS, with carved flat shafts of dark 
wood. In a primitive pattern, rubbed in with white, probably 
Abyssinian. L. 22 ins. and shorter. 


FIVE WOODEN SPEAR HEADS. Similar, one having hollowed 


rounded shaft for mounting on a pole. (5) 


THREE HEAVY BRONZE 16TH CENTURY NET WEIGHTS. 
Globular form with set ring tops, one large and two smaller. (3) 
Would make fine door steps. 


PAIR ROUND BRASS BREAST PLATE ORNAMENTS. Diam. 
5 ins. Relief design in bands and centre medallion of formal 
floral pattern. A ring on the edge of one and a hook on the 
other give the necessary play for use; there have apparently 
been iron flat straps across inside with brass nails, but these are 
missing. 


THREE PAIR OF BRONZE BREAST PLATE ORNAMENTS. 
Kidney shape, carved in relief with Pheasant resting, and floral 
border with rope guard. (6 pes.) 


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310. 


311. 


312. 


TWO PAIR OF BRONZE BREAST PLATE ORNAMENTS. Kid- 
ney shape, carved with leaf form edge. (4 pes.) 
(See plate 1.) 


JAPANESE LONG SWORD. L. 32. A good sword but the scab- 
bard of lacquer with red Cherry crests has been abused; the hilt 
cap is missing, but the piece is worth consideration on account of 
the beauty of the carving of the band of ivory in horses (very tiny 
yet perfect) ; gourds, lattice, ete.; and the unusually fine menuki 
which are of shibuichi and shakudo. 


GERMAN CAVALRY SABRE. Sharkskin grip. Complete with 
scabbard. Period 1750. 


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